Author Archives: Chuck Samples
AFGHANISTAN TERROR ATTACK: 12 US service personnel killed, 15 wounded; reaction from Kansas lawmakers swift
Kansas lawmakers in Washington are pressing President Biden to outline safety plans for Americans and others trying to flee Afghanistan with the Taliban firmly in power amid the threat of more terror ...
Aug 26, 2021 Google Earth map via ABC News.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health receiving contact tracing help from KDHE; MIllbern asks businesses, event organizers to review mitigation plans
Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says COVID-19 transmission is happening at a higher level than local health officials want to see. On KVOE's Newsmaker segme...
Aug 26, 2021 Lyon County Public Health Image.
Preliminary work underway to expand Emporia Pavilions for new tenants
Expansion work is starting in earnest at the Emporia Pavilions. Marshall's, Ross Dress for Less and Shoe Show will join Hobby Lobby at 24th and Industrial, and preliminary dirt work is now underway af...
Aug 26, 2021 Dirt work is in the early stages at the Emporia Pavilions as the shopping center expands to include Marshall's, Ross Dress for Less and Shoe Show next year. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Starting 34th year as 'Voice of the Hornets,' KVOE Sports Director Greg Rahe to be inducted into Emporia State's Athletics Hall of Honor
The Emporia State Athletics Department has announced its Hall of Honor inductees for this year. On the list are: *Miranda Campbell, who played softball from 2007-2010 *Ting Liu, who played volleyball ...
Aug 26, 2021 KVOE Sports Director Greg Rahe is entering his 34th year as the radio "Voice of the Hornets." Emporia State University is inducting Rahe into its Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming activities in October. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Heat advisory tentatively set to end at 8 pm
Currently, there is one more heat advisory day for KVOE listeners. That doesn't mean the heat is over. All area counties have been in a heat advisory for much of the week, if not the full work week. T...
Aug 26, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County 14th in KDHE's first COVID County Rankings report
Area counties vary widely in the first batch of COVID rankings released Wednesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Rankings are broken down into three categories: full vaccination r...
Aug 25, 2021 Kansas Department of Health and Environment map.
CORONAVIRUS: Remote work returning for some state employees
Kansas governmental agencies under the jurisdiction of the executive branch will have to resume remote operations whenever possible under direction from Governor Laura Kelly. The governor's office ann...
Aug 25, 2021 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Patient transfers out of state, 70 calls to line up care, 9-hour transfer times part of picture for NRH emergency room
COVID-19 has been straining hospital capacity since the delta variant came to the forefront earlier this summer, and that's happening at Newman Regional Health. The hospital's Board of Trustees discus...
Aug 25, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporian arrested after allegedly leading Tuesday chase into downtown
An Emporia man who allegedly led a vehicle and foot chase in downtown Emporia -- and other parts of town early Tuesday afternoon -- has been booked on suspicion of flee and elude, DUI, assault on law ...
Aug 25, 2021 Juan Cervantes. Lyon County Jail photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Over 30 new cases in Lyon County; over 25 percent of total caseload and nearly half of current active cases under age 24
After reaching nearly 50 new cases between reporting periods earlier this month, Lyon County is now apparently settling into a time period of around 30 to 40 new cases. Wednesday's report had 31 new c...
Aug 25, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
